Jeevak Kaumarbhritya (525-450 B.C), contemporary of Gautama Buddha, ‘Father of Medicine’.
Although Aswini Kumar(s), who are the twin sons of Sun god and Dhanvantari, who emerged from churning of milk ocean (milky way) are initial vedic doctors, Jeevak Kaumarbhritya (525-450 B.C), … Continue reading
Sushruta Samhita (सुश्रुतसंहिता)
Sushruta Samhita (सुश्रुतसंहिता) is a Sanskrit text on surgery, attributed to Sushruta, a physician who possibly resided in Varanasi around 6th century BCE. Susrutha-Salya-Tantra were composed about 6th century B.C. … Continue reading
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto mentioned in Mahabharata >30000 yrs ago
Uranus and Neptune were discovered through telescope in 781 AD by Herschel, but their calculated position never matched with original one. It was corrected by German Astronomers in 1846 AD. … Continue reading
Pythagorean (Pythagoras) Theorem in Baudhayana Sulba Sutra (800 BC)
In mathematics, the Pythagorean (Pythagoras) theorem (written around 400 BC) is a relation among the three sides of a right triangle (right-angled triangle). In terms of areas, it states: “In … Continue reading
Pingala, Inventor of Binary Numbers in 2nd Century BCE
Pingala (Devanagari: पिङ्गल) is the author of Chandaḥśāstra (Chandaḥsūtra), the earliest known Sanskrit treatise on prosody. Very less historical knowledge is available about Pingala, though his works are retained till … Continue reading
BrahmaGupta, Ancient Mathematician-concept of ‘Negative Numbers’ & Theorem on Cyclic Quadrilaterals
Brahmagupta (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मगुप्त) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived between 597–668 AD and wrote two important works on mathematics and astronomy: the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta in 628 AD (Correctly Established Doctrine of … Continue reading
Aryabhata contributes ‘ZERO, Pi’ etc to Mathematics and calculates Eclipses in Astronomy
Aryabhata, born in 476 CE, was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. There is a general tendency to … Continue reading
Bhaskaracharya Bhāskara II -introduced concept of ‘Infinity’
Bhaskaracharya (Bhāskara the teacher) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer of 12th century AD. He is refered as Bhāskara II to avoid confusion with Bhāskara I (of 7th century AD). … Continue reading
Surya Siddhanta, 2 Million Years old Book is First on Astronomy
suryasiddhant-Aryabhatt. Surya Siddhanta is the first among the traditions or doctrines (siddhanta) in archaeo-astronomy of the Vedic era. Infact, it is the oldest ever book in world which describes earth … Continue reading
Vaishesika Sutras by Kanada describe Laws of Motion & Concept of Atom
Acharya Kanada, author of Vaishesika Sutra Vaisheshika or Vaiśeṣika (Sanskrit: वैशेषिक) is one of the six Hindu schools of philosophy in Ancient Vedic India. They were originally proposed by the … Continue reading
HINDUISM AND SANATAN DHARMA 